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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-11
BLACK WlLE!

Or Black Leprosy, is disease w.iich is considered
incura6le but 1t has yielded 10 the curative proper
world as S. S. S. Mrs. Bailey OF West Sonerviiie
Mass near Boston, was attacked several wears AGO
With ths hideors black eruption and was treated 81
disease was q species OF '@' -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-11
The Clay City Times climbs the
Kansas ladder as follows.

SIay Oity ItHteS Climbs the
Kansas ladder as follows:
Kansas churches, 1,74S.
Kansas hay, 3,S42 ,031 tons.
Kansas sheep, 1884, heads.
Kansas coal, 5000, 900 tons,
Kansas swine, 1866, 145 heads.
Kansas fruit, 2,639;061 trees.
Kansas cattle, 2,90,217 heads
Kansas oats, 25,S92, 9S5 bushels.
Kansas wool, 2,119, 1913 pounds.
Kansas school buildings, 9,791.
Kansas railroads, 1853 miles.
Kansas cheese, 400,724 pounds.
Kansas corn, 139, 567, 1872 bushels.
Kansas butter, %, 495 1856 pounds.
Kansas wheat, 14,576,O93 bushels.
Kansas garden products, s7O9, 100.
Kansas poultry and eggs, 81, 5O9,-
357.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-11
YiOlinSi Xialinss

| will make d special reduction on
Violins for the next 80 days. Just
think S25 Violin for only jS12. 80,
with case and bow complete. Call
and examine them at L. S. Flint's.
14t2
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-11
The Boss Of the Day.

The Cincinnati Daily Enquire has
the following to say of the show which
is to be here on the 18th inst:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-11
Organs! Organs!

Get p-ices and terms of the New
Temple Organ before looking further.
You will find them on Main Street,
near Santa Fe depot Every Organ
warranted for 5 years.
14t2 L. S. Flint. Agent.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-11


DR.. Royce won So prize at the
shooting match Saturday evening.
Work will commence ,on taking the
school census of Great Bend in few
days.
Mrs. James w. Clarke has been
quite i'll for some days at her resi-
dence on West Forest avenue.
Miss Ollie WEIGH, a sister OF j. d.,
at Pawnee Rock, is in the city visit
ing with the family of G. b. Morgan.
Mr.. F. NJ. Dodson, of the ga!
NOUS" returned Sunday evening from
attendance at the sick bed of his sls-
ter.
A new sidewalk, which has been
much needed, is being put down on
the west side of Mail street leading
to the depot.
Mr.. F. F. Johnson's familiar face
can now be seen at Shaw u Wilson's
drug store, were he has taken per
manent position.
Mr.. l.. Z. Sunderland, who has
the barb-wire mandatory in the
south part of the city, is reported
very sick with the fever.
Dr. Shaw presented, through the
Ladies' Aid society Of the Presby-
terrain church, a very neat hand Bible
for use in the lecture room.
Mrs. Hobbs and daughter, Miss
Vesta Hobbs, mother and sister Of
Mrs. DR.. Ayres, are here on visit.
Their home.is in Louisville, KY.
MARKEDLY Judge B. F. Ogle,
at his office in this city, Saturday,
August 6, 1887, Marshal N. Smith to
Miss Emma Pearson, all Of this
county.
The city has arranged for having
the posts and chain fixed up around
the court house. AS soon as this is
done, the county will have the fence
repainted.
The lawyers and doctors have got
'em now. A match game of ball be-
tween the members of these two pros
LESSONS is being arranged for next
Saturday.
Mr.. L. iced, our former towns
man, has been appointed postmaster
at Oferle, Edwards county. Mr..
iced has been Lere some days visit
ing his son, and leaves for Offerle
to-day.
A. j. Hoisington, one of Great
Bends old-timers, and formally pub
Usher of the Register, was in the city
Saturday shaking hands with old
friends His home is at present in
Garden City.
From the Hoisingtonecho we learn
that DR.. Scott, Of that City, has been
appointed division surgeon for the
Missouri Pacific railroad between Sa.
lima and McCracken and Great Bend
and Hoisington.
Z. G. Kent, our new merchant
tailor, has rented the front room over
the ST. Louis store, and will soon
have complete stock of goods on
hand, ready to fit you out in the
latest styles of the art.
A number of our citizens were
down to Mr.. Schmidt's, south of Ell
inwOod, Sunday, enjoying little
picnic. They say Mr.. Schmidt has
one of the finest farms in the county.
with corn as high as bean pole and
full of well formed ears.
+. T. Ewalt was at the ball game
Friday. He and "Red" did little
practicing against match game,
which will probably be played in
few days between the attorneys of
the city and nine selected from the
ranks of the teachers attending the
normal institute.
Mr.. w. l.. Eagleton, an attorney
from Woodbury., Tenn, is at present
in the city. He is an old friend of
Jas. w. Clarke, and came west to
look up location. We hope he will
larry with us, as we believe he could
not find better bar in the state with
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-11
Wall Paper, Paints, ETC., at
Mcclure & Moorehouse's.

For lame back. side or chest, use
Shiloh's Porous Plaster Price %
cents. For sale by DR.. S. j. Shaw.
Buy Musical Instruments, Pianos,
Organs, etc, on the best of terms
cash-long or short time-at
Mcclure & Moorehouse's.
14tf
For the best Organs made, buy the
Mason & Hamlin, Of Mcclure Il
Moorehouse. 14tf
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-11
SALT RHEUM OR ECZEMA,

NALI RHE UIH UR ECLEWA.
Old sores and ulcers.
Scaldhead and ringworm,
Pain in the back and 'spiue,
Swelling Of the knee joints,
Sprains and bruises,
Neuralgia and toothache,
Tender feet caused by bunions;
corns and chilblains, we warrant
Beggs' Tropical Oil to relieve any
and all of the above.
S. j. SHAW,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-11
Money to Loan.

Money to Loan.
Call on II. Uden, at Odin, Kas.
Good terms. As
LIME.
The Olmitz Lime Works are now
ready to fill all orders for lime at
lowest prices, also dealers in building
rock. Dimension rock a speciality.
Free on board cars. Address,
14tf OLMITZ LIME Works.
Organs from $50 to $3.50, at L. S.
Flint's, near Santa Fe depot. 14t2
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-24
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
The.Poet's Husband Says Her Earnings
go to Charity.
From the Cincinnati Times-star.

From the Cincinnati Times-Stdr.
Mr.. Robert NJ Wilcox, of Meriden,
Conn, the husband of Ella Wheeler VIII
cox, the poetess once known as the Sweet
Singer of Wisconsin, is at the st. Nicholas.
Mr.. Wilcox is q travelling salesman for the
firm Of Rogers, Smith e Co., of Meriden,
manufacturers of siver-plated table ware.
In this concern his millionaire uncle,
Horace Wilcox, owns a controlling interest
Mr.. Wilcox is aged about 35, has brown
har and fair complexion, is clean shaven
except moustache, medium in height and
rather stout, and has an honest, manly ex
preston and good clothes. He is unques
tionably in every sense gentleman, ami
while proud of his wife, is as much averse 0s
possible TO any semblance of a blowing of
the family horn. During pleasant chat
he said:
"My wife's circumstances are such that
the money TO be earned by her pen is no in
centive 10 literary effort. Nevertheless she
does write pretty continually. great
deal Of IL is gratuitous work for friends,
social occasions, charitable purposes or the
like All the mOney.she receives from the
publishers for her poems she also devotes to
charity This is very considerable, too, for
she ALWAYS is overburdened with requests
for her work at her own price Her poetry
is much desired by the publishers of the 81.
NfcNOtnS anu fittiptio anu ptAti iOduhhS
periodicals, but she prefers newspaper
patronage. This is not simply because the
newspapers are perhaps the most liberal
payniasters but because through them she
reaches the largest and most appreciative
audience.
NV wife's best verses come by inspira-
ton. and when thus influenced her images
are iotted down on paper with almost the
speed and accuracy OF instantaneous pho
Biography. She never revises and scarcely
ever alters a word Of the first writing of a
poem. Very difficult and savoring alto
gether Of the grind, however, she finds at
tempting 10 write on n set subject or theme.
AS an instance Of this, the New y rk World
engaged from her, long before the event, q
poen1 suitable 10 the time Of the unwilling
of the Liberty Statue in New York harbor.
She found this task one Of the most difficult
she had ever undertaken; and was unable 10
complete II with entire satisfaction 20 her.
SELF. Ono OF her most successful recent
poems, Two Sinners, trrnting Of the
worlds discrimination in favor o. the
stronger sex Ia condemning sin, was written
for and presented 20 Mrs. James Brown Pot
Ter.
ut b no unusual thing after the publica
ton of "A pom for my wife 10 receive con-
grstulatOiy letters from all over the eoun-
Try saying IL spirit or sentiments had found
response in the hearts and lives Of thg
writer's These tokens Of appreciation ana
approval from tine people she values more
tran tho highest enc0minns that cultured
critics could pnfs upon her work, aud ~.
aa.iely more tha1 GOA. lake with her %
friend. Will Carbon beg ambltion . but W
sieak ~ thepopulaf hcalt.'
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sions. William Campbell was struck by
timbeis and it is feared he will die. On the
farm of Richard Hardness, he with his wife
four children and Miss Minick, of Oakland,
ILL.,, who was visiting the family, were in
the house The building was taken up bodily,
carried 200 yards and dropped in an orchard,
crashing upon q large apple tree All the
occupants We're hurt very seriously, and Mrs
Hardness was killed. The force of the storm
was appalling, and wonderful freaks were
performed by the wind.
SNOW AND sLEET
WASHINGTON, April ga heavy storm
OF snow and sleet, regular blizzard in fact,
prevails all over the Michigan peninsula
to night and the weather is growing colder
a TORNADO AT NATCHEz.
New ORLEANS, April GA special from
Natchez, Miss, says: "A tornado swept
over this city last evening" unroofing many
dwellings, and doing much damage to prop
erty. The whole front of the city hospital
was destroyed, as was also the dormitory Of
the Baptist college. In Vidilia the Method
lSt church, an engine house and some
smaller buildings We're blown down The
damage to property IS great but fortunately
there was no lives lost. Telegraph wires in
all directions Were Knocked down.
SWEEPING THROUGH INDIANA,
EVANSVILLE, ND, April 23.-Last night
a tornado passed up White. river, crossing
the Evansville and TeiIe Haute railroad at
Hazieton, thirty eight miles north of this
place, doing great damage TO property and
killing James Fl. Knott, fisherman, and
Scott Selby, mechanic working on a barn,
and fatally injuring another man Large
quantities of corn in cribs were. blown into
the river. The small village of West Buena
Vista was seriously wrecked, only two
houses remaining uniniured.
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FLORIDA'S METROPOLIS.
A Plot to Effect g. General Delivery
From Jail Frustrated.


JACKSONVILLE, FLA, April 21.-A des-
perate scheme to make general Jail deliv-
cry was frustrated here to-day by Sheriff
Holland, who intercepted in the express
Office bundle of eight-inch finely tempered
saw files directed TO Junius Anderson col
ored with instructions 90 smugglc them to
Davis Mays, negro confined in the Jail on
a charge of rape. The package was from
Aiken, 5. c., and had been sent by Mays
father. Mays was shown tho files, and
finally confessed that it was a concerted
scheme TO cut out of Jail and effect general
delivery of the prisoners.
Philip II. Rawson, a detective from
Columbus, O., arrived here to-day having
in custody Paul Brown, youth Is years Of
age, who is a fugitive from wealthy parents
at Columbus. Young Brown ran away from
home last fall and was tracked to Florida
on an orange grove near Sanford. He re-
fused to comply with frequent requests Of
his parents to return home and the detec-
tive was sent after him
HOUSES OF ILL-REPUTE RAIDED
Last evening the police, acting under the
special instructions of Mayor Burbridge,
made a raid upon the prominent houses of
ill-fame and arrested the keepers and in
mates. They were arraigned before his
honor this morning ON the charge
of keeping disorderlY and unowful
houses and fined 500 each, the fine to be
RENTED on condition that they leave the
city forthwith. The Mayor recently an
nounced that the demi monde would have
to go, and his action this morning looks
very much as if he intended to be as good
as his word
THE PUBLIC BUILDING SITE.
1t is rumored here that the government,
through its inspector, recently here, had de
termined on what is known as the Burnett
lot, situated corner Bay and Market streets,
as the site for the new custom house and
post office This lot is just opposite the
Carleton House and the present post office
claim that it is too far from the centre OF
business to be eligible for the
purpose chosen, and there is consid-
cradle talk here of getting up public meet
ing of protest should it turn out to be true
that it had actually been Sc
lected. 1t is conceded, however,
to be beautiful lot, and its choice has many
warm advocates A newspaper of this city,
that imagines that it is a boss and has some
influence, notwithstanding the frequent pop
ular verdicts to the contrary, is frenzied
over the selection of this site-the proprietor
having put in a bid for lot of his own
and calls for n public Indignation meeting TO
protest and send a delegation TO Washington
to head off the alleged outrage.
The State Grand Lodge /. o. G. T. will
meet in annual session in this city next
Tuesday in the hall of the Grand Army of
the Republic
Hon. Charles DougheTty is soiourning a
few days in the city, having come down
from Tallahassee, where the wearisome Sena-
tOrial race probably "made him tired.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-24
MONTREAL'S FLOOD.
The Water Recedes a Trife-Business
at q StandStill

New York, April pa Montreal special
says: 1.-THE water has receded about half a
foot but this gives no practical relief to the
poor people of Grifintown. The relief com
mittee of the City Council has started out
in feet composed of forty boats to dis
tribute food to the people who remain in
their half-submerged homes, In Griffin
town the water reaches the second story.
During a "shove," which occurred early
this morning, a large three-story stone house
containing 300 tons of coal passed down
back river on a sheet OF ice.
BUSINESS AT A sTANDsTILL.
"The entire wholesale business of the CITY
in the neighborhood of the river is sus-
pended. Common and Commissioner
streets, the scene of so much traffic, are
deSolation itself. The stores are closed. In
Wellington street the water reaches to the
windowsills. The inhabitants, with such of
their household goods as could be rescued
in time, have beaten a retreat
and may be seen in hundreds leaning
out of upper windows interested in the
struggles going on below them The side
walks torn from their fastenings are eager
ly utilized as floats. Many casualties are
recorded, two drowned children being
among the number The loss, although
great, is not so heavy as last year, many Of
the wholesale merchants being prepared for
the food. On the south side many valuable
houses have been destroyed, and on the
back river the grist mills have been swept
away.
BRICK HOUSE DEMOLISHED.
A brick house at Saibrace has been de
molished. Bonaventure has five feet of
water and all trains leave from ST. Henri.
There is no appearance Of the ice gorge
giving away and the food may be expected
to last for some days yet. The flood
has reached Victoria square and flooded the
gas and electric light works, and half of the
city was in darkness last night. Ottawa
and William streets ar e tributaries of the
St Lawrence, and are carrying with them
into the squares fields of ice and debris
At noon yesterday dust was flying around
Chaboilles square, and last night it had
seven feet of water and was waste of ice.
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\ pond C,Ii - h OD71t.ted

WASHINGTON, April p. Secretary Fair
child has practically decided to omit the
usuul monthly cali for 3 per cent. bonds
during the present month u is estimated
at the Treasury Department that the balance
about SO, OO0, 900, win remain undisturbed
until after June 20, - that II may bo
applied 10 the purposes Of the sinking fund
during the next fiscal year. Secretary
Fiiichild was asked to-day in regard Ia the
above lropodtion, but declined TO commit
himself further thln b. say that he had the
question under consideration.
The Acting Comptroller If the Currency
has authorized the following banks % begin
business: Birmingham National Bank Of
Birmingham. capital s!JO,ODD. Merchants
National Cams oi Tuseal0psB, Ala, capital
slOOUO1
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-24
HATE OF THE rR1-coLoR.
Anti-Coercion Meeting.

LONDON, April 23.--A great meeting was
held on Blackheath common to-day to pro
test against the coercion bill. Fully 10000
persons were present. Several members OF
Parliament were in attendance Resolu-
tions denouncng coercion were adopted by
an almost unanimous vote.
oNrARio's LEGISLATURE VOTES FOR ERIN.
ToRoNTo, April 23--IIon Mr. Mowal's
resolution of sympathy with Ireland and OF
regret that coercion was about 10 be rosorted
10 was carried in the Ontario Legislature at
8 go O'Clock this mOrming by a vote of b 70 y.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-24
CANADIAN FRENZY.
Salisbury's Fishery Offer Considered
A Complete Surrender.

SallSDufy5 f1Snery Oter considered
A Complete Surrender.
TORONTO, April 23.-The Globe to-day,
referring to Lord Salisbuly's proposition for
settlement of the fishery question, says:
Lord Salisbury proposes an abject suIren-
der to the Washington government, not
surrender of anything belonging to the
English of Great Britain, but the sur
render of an immensely valuable
property belonging to the Britons of
Canada, and the surrender of every main
contention hitherto upheld by the Canadian
people We pointed out the other day that
the issue between Canada and the United
States was such that one or the other must
yield absolutely unless a general settlement
evading that issue could be arrived at One
has been reached. 1t consists in Civ
ing everything 10 the United States
and in disgracing and dishonoring
the people of this country, as they could
never be disgraced and dishonored by marl<.
fully defending their rights even to Tho
point of war The offer of the Tory pre-
mier is cowardly, despicable and treacheYv'
Gus to Canada, and should it be ratified bYa
the Dominion Parliament it will never again
be possible to assert the right TO exclud9'
American fishermen from our inshore va
ters
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BALD KNOBBER PRISONERS.
Young Matthew's and the Informer
Included in the New Indictments.

Young Matthews and the Informers
Included in the New Indictments.
ST. LOUIS, April 23.-A telegram from
Ozark, Mo. says: "The grand jury has re-
turned sixteen more indictments for murder
in the first degree in the Bald Knobber
cases for the killing of Charles Green.
Twelve of the persons named are now under
indictment for the murder Of William
Edens. James Matthews, the boy Bald
Knobber, is included in this list. 1t was
thought he escaped the first indictment on
account of his youthfulness. He now
stands charged with the same crime with
his father aud brother Joseph Hyde was
included III this list and has been rearrestod.
and must now be imprisoned with the men
he was ready to inform on the first day OF
his arrest. Graves accompanied Sheriff
johnson to the scene of the murder, where
the masks, weapons, etc, had been cou-
cealed and returned to learn that he was to
answer for another Indictment Inman was
also indicted in the second list. The fact
that the inforners are included in the last
batch of indictments greatly encouraged
the other criminals
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-24
GONE UNDER A CLOUD.
A New Orleans Merchant Disappears
When Wanted in Court.


NEW ORLEANS, April 2G.-Wilhelmu5 B.
Conger, well-known merchant and mem
Der Of the firm of Conger q Kelly, cotton
factors, has disappeared under circum-
stances which lead TO the belief that he has
committed suicide. In 1873 Patrick Foley,
at that time Mr. Conger's business partner,
died leaving an estate Of nearly $4,000.
Mr.. Conger was by will appointed executor.
All efforts on the part of Alr. Foey's widow
TO obtain a settlement Of the estate from Mr.
Conger have failed A rule OF the court
had been taken on him, and he had been
summoned to appear on April rs and
answer for contempt in failing 10 obey the
order Of the court directing him 70 render
an account as executor OF Mr. Foley's es-
tate. Seven daysago Dir. Conger disappeared
and nothing has been heard Of him since by
the court officials or his family. Mrs Foley
expresses confidence in Mr. CongeI's ntsg-
rity, and hopes that the stocks and bonus
lett by her husband, amounting 10 50, 900,
have not been misappropriated
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-24
GEoRGIA,s CAPITAL.
a Reward offered for the Arrest Of an
Incendiary.

ATLANTA. GA, April 23--An executive
reward Of $3.50 was offered to-day for the
arrest and delivery to the Sheriff of WilIin-
son county OF the unknown incendiary who
burned the gin house of i. h. Kemp last
December
The Legislature IN 1883 passed a resolution
instructing the Attorney General 20 bring
suit 70 rescind the lease contract with II. J..
Lamar for the Indian Spring reservation, on
the ground that the lessee had violated his
contract by subletting. The State won the
case in Butts Superior Court and 1t was
argued in the Supreme Court yesterday and
to-day.
The Principal Keeper Of tho Penitentiary
has prepared a list OF tho convict discharges
for May Among the twenty are
Scipio Hamburg, five year., from Chatham,
and Sam BiUsh, four years from Chatham.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-24
Young Girls

arc at a critical period when they are about
maturing and developing into women. The
lack of watchiul care Mt this time may re-
suit IN Asing irregularities upon delicate
organs and entailing "a long list Of female
weakness" All this mny BE- avoided, and
the young woman come through THE period
clothed iu AL tne beauty and strength ~ a
perfectly hlaifiy organization by tie all II
Dr., fieIce's "fay0nte Prescription pre-
palel especially for fcnaie Troubles ~ onl
0i tle nl0sl sugoeffll DaYaieiapg ~ lle day
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COLUMBUS CHAPTERS.
Mr.. Belknap Elected General Manager
of the Columbus and Rome Road.

MI. BelKnap EloCJSQ General Manager
of the Columbus and Rome Road.
COLUMBUS, GA, April 2S.-At a called
meeting to-day of the directors of the Colum
bus and Rome railroad the resignation OF
w. L. Clark, General Manager, was &C.
cepted and NJ. S. Belknap was elected to fill
the vacancy. w. H. McClintock was elected
superintendent.
Joe Knowles, a fisherman, was up before
Mayor Grimes to-day charged with resist
ing arrest and attempting 10 shoot Policeman
Wise with q shotgun He was fined S2C
and costs or thirty days on the chain gang
for discharging a gun in the city limits,
and bound over to the Superior Court for
assault with intent to murder. Bail was
fixed at $3.50 in each case, in default OF
which he was remandcd to Jail.
Robert Culpepar, an employee Of the
bagging factory, had one of his hands and
ANN badly lacer8ted TODAY by getting il
caught in a carder Superintendent Hinde
saved ms life by stopping the machinery.